Altogether 1528 people including 31 women and 98 children were killed in fake encounters by security forces in Manipur between 1979 and May, 2012.
Of these, 419 were killed by Assam Rifles while 481 were killed by combined teams of Manipur Police and central security forces.
These figures were clearly recorded in a report released today at Hotel Imphal at a function held in commemora-tion of August 18, 1958 when the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was passed in the Indian Parliament.
The commemorative function was jointly organised by the Just Peace Foundation and the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights in Manipur and the UN.
The report titled ‘Manipur: Memorandum on Extrajudicial Summary or Arbitrary Execu-tions’ mentioned that State forces excluding central forces killed 344 people between 1979 and 2012.
Out of the 344 people, 40 were killed by Manipur Police Commandos, 90 by Imphal East Commandos, 132 by Imphal West commandos, 15 by Bishnupur Commandos and 67 by Thoubal Commandos.
